But Uriah slept (A)at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. 10 Now when they informed David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Did you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” 11 And Uriah said to David, “(B)The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in [a]temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and (C)the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Should I then go to my house to eat and drink and to sleep with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 11:11 Or huts

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